Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)

  • 22% of users liked it
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The third in a series of gory films about voracious genetically engineered dinosaurs who escape and run amok, the action starts when international terrorists hijack what they think is valuable freight. Instead, the cargo turns out to be the deadly lizards, and boy are they hungry. ~ Sandra Brennan,… More

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In Theaters
Dec 17, 1996 Wide
Concorde/New Horizons Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat

    Because 2 Carnosaurs simply weren't enough

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Bargain basement dinosaur droppings.

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  • Keiko A


    Directed by Jonathan Winfrey and staring Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn and Rick Dean Carnosaur is the best movie ever made because of how creative it is and it is still my favorite film after all these years. Before Carnosaur it was howls moving castle, Meany still ask me why it is… More

  • Luke B


    Men in suits as dinosaurs is simply brilliant. Who needs Jurassic Park when you can have much more cheesy fun with Primal Species. The T-Rex that can only move its stiff neck up and down is also awesome. The dinosaur vision segments are a fantastically cheap way of avoiding any real… More

  • Dr Blood  


    Janet Gunn who is actually a lot more gorgeous than her character allows her to be.

  • Steven V


    Cheesey movie. If you're a special FX freak, you'll be disappointed by this movie, but if you like B-Movies and dinosaurs, you'll love this movie.

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